Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clarified remarks she made suggesting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was racist for disrespecting women of color.

“No, no, absolutely not, absolutely not,” the New York Democrat said Thursday in regards to whether she believed Pelosi was racist according to CNN.

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